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| Client | Remimag AG |
| Commission | Study competition on invitation 2016 |
| Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten |
| Consultants | Structural engineer: Beat Lauber |
The compact arrangement of the new building represents a dialectical water-based contrast to the unique characteristics of the elongated Lucerne Quai site. The building will be deliberately separated from the Quai edge and slightly positioned above the surface of the water, emphasising its connection to the lake and at the same time giving it an intermediary role between the town and landscape. While the top floor offers a casual front onto the expansive water surface, Alpine panorama and extensive waterside promenade with its alignment parallel to the Quai, the ground floor with its access footbridge and terrace bar emphasises its proximity to the nearby urban area and welcomes visitors. As a hybrid structure made from steel and wood with the accompanying material efficiency properties, the building reflects a structural relationship to boatbuilding, a relationship which extends beyond a striking figurative connection thanks to the functional tectonics. The static system is allocated core significance and is based on a desire for minimal contact with the lake bottom and a high degree of spatial flexibility, thereby conveying an expression of the buildings as a space-creating force. The unobtrusive iconography of the new building legible on the various floors meets public and private demands as well as local and international desires with its lively classic design.

We are delighted to announce that our team has won the competition for a residential and mixed-use building in the centre of the municipality of Horw, south of Lucerne.
As the competition motto JANUS suggests, our approach is characterized by a multifaceted compound that responds subtly to the given heterogeneous context. The urban boullevard in the north is addressed just as the park-like open space towards the south.
The staggered and porous structure leaves maximum green space and accommodates a variety of apartment types, collective rooms and commercial premises that contribute to a vital a tivation of the neighbourhood.
The simple and robust structural and spatial concept enables a long life span while leaving flexibility for future adaptation. The deep, verana-like facade layers act as a climate-sensitive treshold space and expands the interiors multifunctionally.